(Associated Press circulated the following on December 11, 2009.)
GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a regional freight railroad operator, said Friday its November traffic slid 11.9 percent partly because of lower shipments its New York-Ohio-Pennsylvania region.
GWI’s traffic fell by 8,522 carloads to 62,977 carloads compared with a year ago.
Pulp and paper traffic decreased 1,987 carloads, and minerals and stone traffic decreased 1,818 carloads.
GWI owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands.